Loony Bin There

 

The off kilter man
they say I am
after many a test
and extensive observation
produced a diagnosis
that this patient
is neurodivergent

Don't call me broken
like they did
in less enlightened times

Label me as different
which should not be a crime
but since they've locked me away
I guess it is today

So here I sit

shackled and chained

in a dark place

soaked in my own urine

waiting patiently

for the world to rotate

back my way

Only then will I be free

and given the opportunity

to repay my oppressors

What a glorious day that will be

for all of us currently

carrying the stigma

of being tagged as crazy

by this insane world